 Art Gates Records is proud to announce the signing of Northborn, a Symphonic / Melodic Death Metal band inspired by the early 2000s Finnish scene and driven by a powerful blend of modern aggression, strong melodies and Nordic atmosphere. With a sound rooted in mythology and shaped by dynamic song writing, Northborn are currently working on their debut album, now in full production, marking the beginning of a new chapter with Art Gates Records. The band comments on the signing: “It is a huge honour to become a part of the Art Gates Records family! They want quality, and we’ll make sure to meet and surpass that requirement. This joint journey will be the beginning of something huge, and we couldn’t be more grateful that the AGR team will be by our side when it all begins! Prepare for the darkened frost storms that will embrace you all…” Iván Magdalena (CEO of Art Gates Records) adds: “We’re excited to start this new chapter with Northborn. Their blend of melodic death metal and epic symphonic elements perfectly represents the intensity and vision we look for at Art Gates Records. This partnership is about pushing their sound further and bringing it to a wider audience.” More details about Northborn’s upcoming debut album will be revealed soon. www.artgatesrecords.com
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 Indian extreme metal veterans Demonic Resurrection have released a new EP 'Apocalyptic Dawn' The 3 song EP features 2 new tracks along with a re-recorded version of the band's 2005 track 'Apocalyptic Dawn'. The release showcases the talents of the new line-up of Aditya Swaminathan (Lead Guitar), Swarnava Sengupta (Bass) and Nikhil Rajkumar (Drums). The band collaborated with keyboardist and vocalist Anabelle Iratni (Veile, ex-Cradle Of Filth) to lay down keys for this record. While Keshav Dhar (Skyharbor) has mixed and mastered it. The artwork has been created by Gaurav Basu aka Acid Toad.
 Leaders and titans of Symphonic Black Metal, Hecate Enthroned return seven years since the release of the group’s last album with a new, vicious single! “Gallery of Rotting Portraits” is now online at all digital platforms, or watch the lyric video (created by Jack Maguire from artwork by Erskine Designs) here https://youtu.be/UyS7z94yEUk?si=BZWz2IUUh_CADwIt "The single takes its name from the morbid preservation of the peat bogs, where bodies like the Lindow Man have rested for centuries,” - explains bassist Dylan Hughes. “‘A Gallery of Rotting Portraits’ uses these 'pagan sacrifices' as a metaphor for obsolete devotion. It captures the jarring disconnect of unearthing a ritualized past only to find it stripped of its power. The song confronts the cold reality that while the bodies remain, the spirits and superstitions that put them there have long since rotted away, leaving us in a world devoid of its ancient magic." “Gallery of Rotting Portraits” gives us the first glimpse of the much anticipated new Hecate Enthroned album ‘The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried’ to be released May 29 on Digipak CD, limited-edition coloured vinyl including 250 Boreal Light (EU) and 250 Draconic Vision (US) variants, and digital. Also pre-order package available with exclusive merch design. Pre-Order now at www.m-theoryaudio.com/store
‘The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried’ is once again produced by Hecate Enthroned and Dan Abela (Akercocke, Bleed From Within, Annal Nathrakh), who also mixed/mastered the album with cover art created by Erskine Designs (Inanimate Existence, Bleed The Sky). Regarding the new Hecate Enthroned album Dylan continues, “Our first release since 2019, these are huge, epic, hard-hitting songs carved in the traditional Hecate Enthroned way with a menacing veil delivered with a crisp punch. Lyrically based around ancient British myths and legends.” HECATE ENTHRONED is: Joe Stamps – Vocals Nige Dennan – guitar Andy Milnes – guitar Dylan Hughes – bass Pete White – piano/keyboards Matt Holmes – drums www.m-theoryaudio.com www.facebook.com/hecateenthroned www.instagram.com/hecateenthronedofficial https://hecateenthroned.bandcamp.com  Over recent months Hungarian Symphonic metallers, Meteora, have released a trilogy of EPs -"In this Silence", "Broken Mind" and "Dissonance". They have now brought all the songs that comprised these EPs together, with an additional unreleased instrumental track, into one full length album - "Darkest Light". Darkest Light will be launched with a special show at Dürer Kert in Budapest on January 31st and the band have unveiled a video for the album's stunning title track, which you can see now at the Meteora YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCCrBla8V6E A remarkable song which opened the Dissonance EP, 'Darkest Light' features the talents of Sirenia guitarist Nils Courbaron. Speaking about the video Meteora have said... "Shot at a theatre stage in Budapest, showcasing the amazing talent of Edina Molnár and Fábián Lugosi, dancers of the video who captured the convoluted feelings of the lyrics with their choreography, beautifully filmed and edited by Kill Monday Management this video is so much more than we ever hoped for! And of course the highlight is the guest appearance of Nils Courbaron, shred-master of Sirenia, Bloodorn and Dropdead Chaos."  Releasing a trilogy of EPs and then a full length album has been an incredible journey for Meteora, as the band have explained in a recent statement... "We are really excited that we got to the finish line of our half year long EP releasing spree that started with In this Silence in the summer, went on to Broken Mind in the fall, and now concludes with Dissonance. Darkest Light is the culmination of these three with an additional instrumental track to set you in the mood for the title track. Thank you very much for tagging along the past half year, we hope you will like Darkest Light and meet you at one of our shows this year. Also a huge thanks to all the wonderful people who helped us in creating our new album!" The extensive supporting cast for the Meteora's grand work has included guest guitarist Nils Courbaron, Ádám Attila Kurucz, conductor of the Meteora choir and the singers from the Hungarian National Opera, Nino Helfrich at Skull Tone Studios, Joel Wanasek, Dmitry Kim, Balázs Pálfi at Sonic Garden Studio, Dronicon Films, Kill Monday Management, Balázs Gerócs and Tamás Tombor, Zsuzsa Tóth, Ulyana Tim and AnyStone Photography - all of them playing vital roles in the realisation of this ambitious project. Follow Meteora on Facebook Visit H-Music Hungary here  Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection who are celebrating 25 years have just announced the release of a new EP on 6th Feb 2026. The new EP is titled 'Apocalyptic Dawn' and has artwork done by Gaurav Basu aka Acid Toad. The EP features 3 songs recorded by the new line-up featuring Demonstealer, Aditya Swaminathan, Nikhil Rajkumar and Swarnava Sengupta. The band also recruited the talents of Anabelle Iratni (Veille/ex-Cradle of Filth) for the keyboards on the EP. While Keshav Dhar (Skyharbor) has mixed and mastered it.
The band has also tied up with Transcending Obscurity Records to release merchandise worldwide. Their new designs are available at https://tometal.com/?s=demonic+resurrection Demonstealer says: "Not many bands make it to 25 years. Even few bands make it to 25 years being from India 🇮🇳. To celebrate this monumental milestone we are proud to announce our brand new EP ‘Apocalyptic Dawn’ which celebrates the legacy of the band but also kick stars the next chapter in our journey." The EP releases independently and can be streamed on all digital music services.  Photo: Soft Neon Audiovisualin / Jerkka Perälä Symphonic metal band Memoira has released a new video for their latest single "Dollmaker". The epic new video is loosely based on the world of the well-known Italian fairy tale, Pinocchio, and the song is now being heard in its entirety for the first time. The video was produced and shot by SOFT NEON AUDIOVISUAL, while the band members were heavily involved in the production of the video. The band's bassist Niko Laaksonen is responsible for the lighting and lighting design of the video, and keyboardist Lassi Nuolivaara is responsible for the scriptwriting and directing the actors.
“The story of the video is seen from the perspective of a dollmaker, who desperately hopes for a son of his own, with whom he can share the joys and sorrows of life. He decides to build a doll out of wood and hopes that it will come to life. It’s also great to finally have the full version of the song out in video form and see the audience’s reaction.” - Lassi Nuolivaara / Keyboards A single edit version of the song Dollmaker was released earlier this fall and is available on all streaming services. Memoira is a symphonic metal band from Finland formed in 2007. Known for it's big atmospheric and epic sound, Memoira combines dynamic melodic metal and symphonic ethereal orchestrations into one, consistent flow of storytelling. On their 15 year journey before the latest line-up changes, the band has released three albums and seven singles worldwide. With the current lineup, which has been active since 2023, and Krista Astrid Schröter as their vocalist, the band has already released three singles (Cryonic Heart 2024, Emerald Eyes 2024 and Dollmaker 2025), each of which has brought the band more listeners and streams. The renewed line-up has also brought a whole new energy to the band's stage performance and image, which has already been noticed among fans. MEMOIRA LINE-UP
https://www.memoiraofficial.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MemoiraOfficial https://www.instagram.com/memoira_official https://www.youtube.com/@MemoiraOfficial https://www.tiktok.com/@memoiraofficial  Underground Symphony is proud to announce a deal with Estonian band Emphasis for their debut full-length album release. The Estonian band plays progressive metal with modern shades, Gothic atmospheres and symphonic arrangements. “Revival” is a masterpiece for fans of Within Temptation, Nightwish and Opeth and it will be available at 15th April under Underground Symphony Records in deluxe digipak edition. Here's the full track-list and artwork, created by Lika Nakolyshkin and Darius Alas:
TRACK-LIST: On The Wings Of Freedom Running Man Blind Faith Death Itself Every Time Hate Is All You Left For Me Emptiness Shadow Falls Emptiness (Radio Edit)  “Ancient Forces” is the debut studio album of Russian Symphonic Power Metal band Antillia. The sound of this record combines the vigor of Power metal and the sonority of symphonic orchestrations made by the Belgian composer Maliki Ramia. The whole epic sound is complimented with Alexander Kolesov’s forceful tenor and Elena Belova’s delicate soprano. The album is dedicated to the fantasy themes. Stories of magic, love and epic battles will take the listener to a whole new world, where the Ancient Forces, woken up by the narrators, might bring the salvation as well as the devastation. For fans of: Nightwish, Within Temptation, Epica, Therion, Catharsis, Эпидемия.  ANTILLIA - Ancient Forces (Official Teaser) 2015 https://youtu.be/TQEdbNXd7LY ANTILLIA - Loneliness 2015 https://youtu.be/DT1cMebo0SQ ANTILLIA - The shaman 2015 https://youtu.be/odt--_JltiY 
Delain have announced three UK headline shows in November following their massive tour with Within Temptation earlier this year. Charlotte Wessels is ready to return: "UK Delainers, we've had such a great time with you when we joined Within Temptation on tour recently, now we're getting ready to share even more of our new record The Human Contradiction with you during our upcoming headline shows in November. So get ready! We're hugely looking forward to seeing you all there!" Tour Dates: November 2014 26th - BIRMINGHAM – O2 Academy 27th - MANCHESTER – Club Academy 28th - GLASGOW – Cathouse Delain recently premiered their brand new video “Stardust” with Metal Hammer. See it here http://www.delain.nl http://www.facebook.com/delainmusic 
Dutch symphonic metallers Epica have launched the first episode of their latest studio documentary. The documentary gives a behind the scenes look at the recording process of the band's sixth studio album, The Quantum Enigma. It also previews the first music from the upcoming album. Check out the clip over on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel. The band recorded "The Quantum Enigma" together with upcoming producer Joost van den Broek at the Sandlane Recording Facilities in the Netherlands. The album has been mixed by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Hatesphere). Where the 2013 Retrospect performance reflected on a decade as one of the leading bands in the symphonic metal scene, the upcoming sixth studio album "The Quantum Enigma" marks the beginning of a new Epica: modern, heavy and without compromises. Guitar player Isaac Delahaye had this to say: "The whole process of writing and recording TQE was extremely refreshing for us. Instead of preparing the album in our home studios separately, we rehearsed the songs together in the studio. Just like any other band, you could say, but as Epica is located in 3 different countries this is a little more complicated for us. The direct interaction between us has certainly lifted up the quality of the songs, as no detail was left unspoken. Definitely worth taking some time off from touring! As far as songwriting goes, the main focus was groove and melody." "The Quantum Enigma" will be released on May 2nd (Europe), May 5th (UK) and May 13th (USA) through Nuclear Blast. |
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